Review: Like its leading man, “Rebel Ridge” is a lean, muscular movie with few over-the-top special effects, save for Pierre’s spectacular eyes. It’s a triumph of small-budget, naturalistic filmmaking.
This image released by Netflix shows Don Johnson as Chief Sandy Burnne, left, and Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond in a scene from "Rebel Ridge." “Rebel Ridge” opens with a shot of a lanky, muscular stranger riding into a small, corrupt Southern town — a scene we’ve all seen plenty of times. Except this stranger isn’t in a truck or on a horse. He’s on a bicycle.
Saulnier — who dealt with frontier justice and lawlessness in his previous “Blue Ruin” and “Green Room” — has given this action-thriller loads of social context: racism, opioid addiction, the cash bail system, small-town funding and militarized cops. There’s also great use of dramatic underscoring by Brooke and Will Blair, who build discordant waves that grow slack, only to reappear like a shark. The score — including “Wayfaring Stranger” by Neko Case or “Right Brigade” by Bad Brains — are heard only on car radios or headphones or playing in restaurants. Distant thunder sounds often.
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